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Hannibal Hamlin

Hannibal Hamlin, circa 1860-65. Vice President of the United States.

Hannibal Hamlin

  • A mixing-tumbler
  • The juice of half a lemon
  • The juice of half an orange
  • Fill it with cracked ice
  • 2/3 of peach brandy
  • 1/3 of old Jamaica rum
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • Shake to the freezing-point, and strain into a fancy glass
The Flowing Bowl by The Only William (William Schmidt), 1892
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“Jerry Thomas’” own Decanter Bitters

Jerry Thomas, 1862

(Bottle and serve in a pony-glass.)

  • Take 1/4 pound of raisins
  • 2 ounces of cinnamon
  • 1 lemon and 1 orange cut in slices
  • 1 ounce of cloves
  • 1 ounce of allspice
  • Fill decanter with Santa Cruz rum
  • As fast as the bitters is used fill up again with rum
The Bar-Tender’s Guide by Jerry Thomas, 1887

(Note from Lost Cocktails: The recipe from Jerry Thomas calls for an ounce of snake-root. This seems to be an ingredient that has been phased out of use and has questionable safety so for the purposes of this recipe I left it out. If you want to learn more, I found information on Indian Snakeroot at WebMD.)

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Rum Daisy

Mardi Gras costume design for Krewe of Proteus, New Orleans, 1887. “Daisy.”

(Use small bar glass)

  • 3 or 4 dashes of gum syrup
  • 2 or 3 dashes orange cordial
  • The juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 small wine glass of rum
  • Fill glass 1/2 full of shaved ice
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a glass
  • Fill up with Seltzer water from a syphon
Scientific Bar-Keeping by Joseph W. Gibson, 1884

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Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry bowl at Schwabl's in West Seneca, New York
Vintage carnival glass Tom and Jerry bowl at Schwabl’s in West Seneca, New York. Photo credit: Kerry Pelesky

Note from Lost Cocktails: I have been wanting to feature the “Tom and Jerry” since I created the Lost Cocktails blog. My husband and I visit Niagara Falls a couple times a year and it’s a tradition on our way back to stop at Schwabl’s in West Seneca, New York outside of Buffalo. Sidenote: Anthony Bourdain visited Schwabl’s for his Travel Channel series, “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.”

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The Glorious Fourth

Fourth of July Parade 1912. Historical images of Beaverton, Oregon.
Fourth of July Parade 1912. Historical images of Beaverton, Oregon.

  • A glass with the juice of a lime
  • 4 dashes of gum
  • 2/3 full of ice
  • 1 drink of brandy
  • 1 dash of Jamaica rum
  • A large tablespoonful of ice-cream
  • Shake this exceedingly well
  • Strain into a Fancy Glass
  • Serve
The Flowing Bowl by The Only William (William Schmidt), 1892

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Fog Horn

Breech loading fog signal cannon, 1878, Popular Science Monthly Volume 13
Breech loading fog signal cannon, 1878, Popular Science Monthly Volume 13

  • Take a large tin horn – one that will hold a gallon
  • A pound of bar sugar
  • Half a dozen eggs
  • A quart of brandy
  • Half a pint of Jamaica Rum
  • Some cracked ice
  • Fill up with milk
  • Put the cover on the horn
  • Shake well
  • Serve from the horn in bar glasses
  • Grate nutmeg on top
McDonough’s Bar-Keeper’s Guide by Patsy McDonough, 1883
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The Press

Reporters with various forms of "fake news" from an 1894 illustration by Frederick Burr Opper.
Reporters with various forms of “fake news” from an 1894 illustration by Frederick Burr Opper.

  • The white of an egg in the bottom of a glass
  • 3 dashes of lemon-juice
  • 1 spoonful of sugar
  • 2/3 of whiskey
  • 1 dash of St. Croix rum
  • 1 dash of calisaya
  • 1 dash of absinthe
  • Fill your glass with ice
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a fizz-glass
  • Fill the balance with seltzer
The Flowing Bowl by The Only William (William Schmidt), 1892
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Humpty Dumpty

Sheet music cover, 1914
Sheet music cover, 1914

  • Fill large bar glass 2-3 full of shaved ice
  • 1 heaping teaspoonful bar sugar
  • 1 whole egg, broken in
  • 1/4 jigger Jamaica rum
  • 3/4 jigger brandy
  • Fill up with milk
  • Shake hard
  • Strain into tall shell glass
  • Grate nutmeg on top
  • Serve
Drinks, Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd., 1889
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A Bowl Egg Nogg for the Bar

The Christmas tree, Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910 (artist)
The Christmas tree, Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910 (artist)

  • Use large punch bowl
  • One dozen eggs
  • One and one-half pounds of fine sugar, beaten together well
  • Two quarts of brandy
  • One-half quart of St. Croix rum
  • One and one-half gallons milk
  • Mix well
  • Grate nutmeg
  • Ornament top with colored sugars
  • Cool in tub of ice and serve
Mixology; The Art of Preparing All Kinds of Drinks “An All Right Book.” by Joseph L. Haywood, Mixologist, 1898